Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 43 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 43 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:02 PM AKDT (05:02 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-10-01 05:02:33 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.163° N, 147.202° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

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How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 2.7 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 since this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 11 hr ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 43 hr ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.043 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.611 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.910 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.948 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 4 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.227 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 4 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.739 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 4 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.233 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 4 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.426 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.111 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 5 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.126 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 5 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.823 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 6 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.520 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 6 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.749 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 7 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.138 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 7 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.138 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 7 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.751 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 7 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.619 km SSW of Nelchina, Alaska · 7 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.735 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 7 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.156 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 8 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026tkqbmi. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC.